While the operational changes that are needed to accommodate higher penetrations of renewable energy vary depending on the characteristics of a particular grid, there are a number of common lessons from large integration studies. In general, large-scale integration studies in Europe and the United States find that high penetrations of renewable generation are technically feasible with operational changes and increased access to transmission.

This paper describes other key findings such as the need for fast markets, large balancing areas, system flexibility, and the use of advanced forecasting....(Read more...)

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